Ashley Wagner knows the best way to get out in front of a joke is to make fun of yourself, like a boss. That’s why the American figure skater has spent much of the past 10 days replicating the quizzical look she made during the team competition. Wagner did it again on Wednesday, mimicking herself in the kiss-and-cry area while waiting for her short program score.

When her official scores came in, they were good enough to put Wagner sixth heading into Thursday’s free skate. Wagner was surprised by them.

“I said wow I can’t believe that scored higher than my team event. I felt that it was going to be a little bit lower than that. But at the same time I really performed that program and I think I got the spin levels that I was really looked for. So that helped boost the technical mark.

Ashley Wagner knows the best way to get out in front of a joke is to make fun of yourself, like a boss. That’s why the American (…)

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